A second-period burst, with two Islanders goals in two minutes, proved pivotal as New York defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday night at UBS Arena. The Sabres outshot New York 29-20 and recorded nine high-danger chances to the Islanders’ six in the defeat, their second shutout loss in their last three games.

Simon Holmstrom scored twice and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for first shutout of the season as the Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday night.

James Reimer made 17 saves for the Sabres (11-11-2), who were shut out for the second time in three games and lost their third in a row. Matt Martin appeared to give New York a 1-0 lead at 12:45 of the first period, but the goal was overturned after Buffalo challenged for offside.

The Islanders bookended November with wins over the Sabres, both times protecting their third-period lead and scoring on the power play. If only the rest of the month went like that. They snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory on Saturday night at UBS Arena with both teams playing on back-to-back days and the Islanders dressing 11 forwards and seven defensemen.